Comparison

Scanner Pro vs FineReader Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scanner Pro

Transform your device into a powerful scanner for documents, receipts, and IDs. Convert images to PDFs, organize your files with smart features, and share them easily. Includes OCR and QR code scanning for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Convert to PDF
  • OCR and full-text search
  • QR code scanning
  • Automatic border detection and image correction
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Edit and annotate scans
Features
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Scanner Pro is a professional document scanner that turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable scan-to-PDF tool. Scan agreements, receipts, IDs, books, and more — Scanner Pro automatically detects borders, corrects perspective, and removes shadows to produce clean, ready-to-share PDFs in seconds. DOCUMENT SCANNER - Scan documents, receipts, pictures, IDs, books, and photos with automatic edge detection and perspective correction - Digitize and restore old photos in color, black & white, or grayscale - Highlight, write, and draw directly on your scanned documents CONVERT & EXPORT - Convert any scan into a searchable PDF in seconds - Export scans as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or JPG - Merge multiple pages into a single PDF document - Add a password to protect sensitive PDFs, or remove one when no longer needed SIGN DOCUMENTS - Add your signature to any scanned document or PDF in seconds - Fill out forms and place text, checkmarks, and initials anywhere on a document - Send signed documents directly by email or to any app OCR & FULL-TEXT SEARCH - Turn scanned text into editable text with built-in OCR - Search across the text inside your scans instantly - Highlight important sections and copy text directly from your scans QR CODE SCANNER - Scan and decode QR codes instantly from the camera screen — point, capture, done SHARE & SYNC - Access every scan on all your devices with iCloud sync - Automatically export and upload scans to Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, or any WebDAV-enabled storage - Share unlimited scans by email or with any app, completely free - Translate scanned text into other languages You can also fax documents directly from your device. Scanner Pro supports 25+ languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Japanese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Download Scanner Pro today for a fast, professional way to scan, organize, and share documents wherever you are. Share your feedback and comments at http://readdle.com/contact Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/scannerpro/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/scannerpro/legal/terms

About

FineReader Pro

Transform your mobile device into a powerful scanner. Capture documents, books, and photos, then convert them into editable text or high-quality PDFs. Share, annotate, and organize your scanned files with advanced AI features.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos to PDF/JPEG
  • Offline and online OCR for text extraction
  • Support for 183 languages
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Live text recognition
  • Automatic document classification
  • Annotate and secure PDFs
Features
Currently charting
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ABBYY FineReader PDF Pro - the first smart AI-powered scanner that turns your mobile device into an all-purpose tool to quickly capture docs and books, create electronic copies in PDF and JPEG, and extract texts from scans for further editing and sharing. FineReader PDF Pro - the top mobile scanner for iPhone or iPad from ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company. *** Ranked #1 Business application in 98 countries *** *** Winner of SUPERSTAR Award in the "Document Capture" category in the Mobile Star Awards *** Use FineReader PDF Pro to scan paper documents, books, agreements, receipts, magazine articles, notes, recipes, charts, tables, slides, whiteboards, or even billboards on the street and get perfect digital copies. KEY FEATURES • PDF & JPEG. Scan any text and save scans to JPEG images or cross-platform PDF documents. • OFFLINE OCR. Quickly extract text from scans into TXT format on your device without an internet connection. • ONLINE OCR. Recognize text (OCR) on scans in 183 languages (including Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean alphabets) and choose from among 4 output formats. • SHARE & EXPORT. Send results by email, to FineReader PDF for Windows, save in cloud storages - iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk, Evernote, OneDrive for Business, and more. • LIVE TEXT. Make phone calls, send emails, follow the links, and more from scanned docs. • ABBYY NEURAL NETWORK. The smart gallery will automatically classify documents into 7 types: A4, books, business cards, handwritten, IDs, other docs, and receipts. • SEARCH TEXT ON PHOTOS. Type the text from a photo into a Search field in the gallery. FineReader PDF Pro will find photos that have this text. • AR RULER. Define doc size in AR. It will be useful for non-standard documents and further printing them out in proper proportions. • SIRI SHORTCUTS. Open scans with Siri and set the flow of actions with scans using Shortcuts app. • ANNOTATE SCANS. Discover a set of easy-to-use tools to modify your PDFs: add your signature or a text box, use a highlighter, write with a pen, or conceal content with the redaction tool. • 3D TOUCH & SPOTLIGHT SEARCH SUPPORT. • PASSWORD ON PDF. Add a password for the image-only PDF files while exporting and sending via email. • MULTIPAGE DOCS. Create, edit, and enhance separate images or large multi-page documents without any additional selection on the viewfinder. • AUTO-CAPTURE AND FILTERS. Excellent visual quality with auto-capture of page boundaries and advanced image filters, which process scans in color, greyscale, or black-and-white versions. • BUILT-IN FILE STORAGE. Save scans inside the app with tags and search capabilities. • Transfer docs to your Mac or PC using Home Sharing. • AIRPRINT. Print out scans directly from your iPhone or iPad. Read us: abbyy.com/blog/mobile Facebook.com/ABBYYsoft Twitter @ABBYY_Software YouTube.com/ABBYYvideos Do you like FineReader PDF Pro? Please leave a review!

Screenshots

Scanner Pro4 screens
FineReader Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scanner Pro at Free against FineReader Pro's $59.99. Scanner Pro also leads on ratings volume (337K vs 1.3K) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). FineReader Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Scanner Pro is free to download; FineReader Pro costs $59.99 up front. Scanner Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FineReader Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanner Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scanner Pro has 337K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Scanner Pro's written reviews are positive against 81% of FineReader Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, FineReader Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Scanner Pro versus FineReader Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner ProFineReader Pro
PriceFree — better$59.99
Rating4.9 (337K ratings) — better4.7 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews80.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings337K — better1.3K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#22 — better#142
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedABBYY USA Software House Inc

Customer experience

Scanner Pro

All ratings336,834 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,523 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative17.3%

FineReader Pro

All ratings1,251 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews686 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative14.9%

User reviews

Scanner Pro

From 337K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent scanning quality
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💾 Seamless cloud integration
  • 🌟 Consistently great over the years
  • 🔍 Accurate edge detection and cropping

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • ⚠️ Unreliable cloud sync and file management
  • 🔍 Struggles with low-quality or angled documents
  • 💤 Slow performance with large documents
  • 🙅‍♀️ Intrusive advertising and upselling

FineReader Pro

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Best scanning and OCR app
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💯 Accurate OCR and text recognition
  • 🔒 Secure cloud integration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 📦 Limited file management features
  • 🔍 Inconsistent edge detection and cropping
  • 🔄 Slow server-based processing
  • 💰 Expensive for the features provided

Bugs and requests

Scanner Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sudden loss of scanned documents
  • Inconsistent iCloud sync and storage
  • Cropping and alignment issues after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create subfolders
  • Improved OCR accuracy, especially for receipts
  • Direct import of emailed documents
  • Customizable naming and organization options
  • Faster cloud sync and better offline access

FineReader Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Issues with multi-page document handling
  • Unreliable cloud sync and file saving
  • Poor performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually adjust cropping and page borders
  • Bulk file management and organization options
  • Offline OCR processing without cloud dependency
  • Support for more page sizes and document types

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Scanner Pro

Subscriptions9
  • Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Expense Report7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Scanner Pro Plus3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Scanner Pro Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Scanner Pro Plus$29.991 Year
  • Scanner Pro Plus3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Scanner Pro Plus$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Fax Pack 1$0.99
  • Fax Pack 2$1.99
None

FineReader Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner Pro free?
Scanner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FineReader Pro free?
FineReader Pro costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Pro or FineReader Pro?
Scanner Pro is rated higher. Scanner Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 337K ratings, while FineReader Pro averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Scanner Pro or FineReader Pro have ads?
Neither Scanner Pro nor FineReader Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Pro or FineReader Pro?
Scanner Pro ships an update fortnightly, and FineReader Pro monthly. Most recently, Scanner Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and FineReader Pro on October 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, Scanner Pro or FineReader Pro?
Scanner Pro currently peaks at #22 in the App Store charts, and FineReader Pro at #142. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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